Aer Lingus Statement
15-Jan-2010 Aer Lingus welcomes the pilots' acceptance of the tribunal recommendations of €30m sustainable annual reductions in pay.
The company has already invited IALPA to immediate talks on the final elements of arbitration with a view to agreement on 21 January as set out in the arbitration document. In this regard we recognise the Pilots may require certain clarifications and the company will be happy to respond to this.
The arbitration finding is balanced and thoughtful. The redundancy recommendation, pay and allowance cuts, pension changes and pay freeze are all part of one integrated package, which must be implemented in full along with changes in work rules.
We welcome the IALPA statement as a constructive step forward for Aer Lingus shareholders and employees and we look forward to an early resolution of the outstanding issues and immediate implementation.